West Texas deer study group to meet in Brownwood

The sixth annual West Texas Deer Study Group session, which offers a variety of information about the white-tailed deer, is set for May 15-16.

The first day's activities will be at the 4-H Center 11 miles north of Brownwood on Highway 279. The second day's workshop sessions will convene at the ALT Ranch southwest of Brownwood. Registration runs from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 15.

The first day's program starts at 1 p.m. and the second day begins at 7:30 a.m.

The study group is open to the public and is sponsored by Texas Cooperative Extension, Texas Department of Parks and Wildlife, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Texas Wildlife Association, and Wildlife Systems, Inc.

The session offers three Texas Department of Agriculture continuing education units. “This is our sixth workshop and the attendance continues to grow each year,” said Dr. Dale Rollins, Extension wildlife specialist at San Angelo and a study group founder.

“We move our meeting location to various places across West Texas and everywhere we've met, deer hunting is booming and continues to grow as an industry. This year's meeting should interest landowners, hunters, and anyone else interested in deer, native range, and wildlife habitat.”

The session's second day begins on the ALT Ranch with coffee and doughnuts at 7:30 a.m. Ranch tour stops include sessions on plant identification, using remote cameras for deer management and preparing for prescribed burns.

Other presentations at the ranch include talks on the Texas youth hunting program, the Buckskin Brigade youth camps, and discussions on various deer feeding issues.